Onshore windfarms cheapest form of UK electricity, report shows

Falling costs mean new windfarms are now 20 cheaper per megawatt hour than coal or gas-fired plants, according to new analysis

New onshore windfarms are now the cheapest way for a power company to produce electricity in Britain, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

Costs have dropped to $85 (55) per megawatt hour (MWh) compared with the current costs of about $115 for constructing coal or gas-fired plants, its analysis found.